tip (one's) hat



tip (one's) hat

To raise or tilt the brim of one's hat as a salutation, greeting, or mark of respect. It would be nice to live in a time when folks would tip their hats to you when you entered a room. When her father tipped his hat to me, I knew that he had come to accept me as part of the family.
See also: hat, tip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Deanna[di'ænə]
Tacey-English (Archaic)
Om-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Maquinna-Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Laverne[lə'vɜ:n]
Cajetan-History